Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ) · 2012 · 14 citations · 2 references
PlanningDisaster PlanningHousingHousing PlanningHousing PolicyHousing DevelopmentHousing For Older AdultsHousing ManagementHousing Policy AnalysisHousing RecoveryPublic HousingPost-disaster Housing DisplacementPost-disaster Housing PolicyPost-disaster Housing ReconstructionPost-disaster Housing Recovery
This paper explores housing situations after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Many people, who were affected by the disaster, were homeowners living in single-family houses. There is therefore a major task to rebuild owner-occupied housing. In the Tohoku region, people's aspirations to home ownership are strong. However, there are numbers of older people who cannot rebuild houses. Moreover, many families, who lost houses due to the tsunami, had not yet completed mortgage repayments. It is thus assumed that the government and municipalities will be prompted to implement housing programmes oriented towards providing both owner-occupied housing and public rented housing.
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